Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-17

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Dela, Lack.& W 1865 st. Paul. So. 9l1$
Erie. ............ 1891 preferred l2O1s
East Tennessee Texas Pacific. 24s4
= new stock. 1871 Tenn Goat &Iron 461<
lake shore. 945s Union Pacific. 81 "a
L'Vllle Nash. 6lH Nj Central -. n
memphis n Char $50 MIssour Pacific 1919
M"hlle Ono. l6 Western Union 733s
Nash ~ Chatt'a. s514
ASKED.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. Id. moon Cotton quiet
and without quotable change in prices; md
dllng uplands 5lsd, middling Orleans sgd:
sales 10000 bales. for speculation ana export
LOCO bales; receipts $4,000 bales-American
20.I00.
;. Futures: Uplands. low mlddliug clause.
February and March delivery, It'd: March
ana April, S-64d; April and May, 9-6id !:
May and June. ll-64d; June and July,
o lS-6+d; July and August, l5-64d; August
and September, 8 I7-64d; September and Oc-
tooer l2-64d. Market quiet and somewhat
inactive
The tenders OF deliveries at to-day's clear
lngs amounted to 400 bales new dOckets and
100 bales old dockets.
1900 p. m.-rhe sales to-day included 5000
bales of American.
- Futures; Upauds. low middling clause.
FEBRUARY delivery, 7-6id. buyers; February
ana March. 7-64d, BUYERS; March and April,
S-64d, sellers; April and May, 5 e-64d.
BUYERS: Nav and June, 8 ll-64d, value; June
ana Juiy. i5-64d. sellers; July and August,
q.
lI-64d. sellers; September and October.
D !z-04d. sellers. Market quiet.
4'Op m.-Futures: Uplanus. low middling
cause cause. February delivery. 7-64d, BUYERS;
reDruary ana March. 7-64d, buyers; March
ana April. S-o4d, sellers: April ana May.
. 9-64d. buyers; May and June. 8 ll-64d.
BUYERS; June and July, l3-64d, buyers; July
ana august: l6-64d, value; August amt
Septcmoer. I'D. value; September aud
octoper l2-64d, sellers. Futures closed
quiet but steady.
MANCHEa rEn, Feb. Is The Guardian In
Us commercial article says: There has been
utcie progress, out sellers firm. The
strength is the result of previous engage
ments, steadlness of cotton aud expected de-
crease IN receipts at American ports. De-
splte the large quantity OF cotton available.
INC peilel lhat the estimates OF short-crop
men are partly correct prevents sellers en-
terlng into forward contracts of magnitude.
except at full rates In ia and China bust
ness Is light. Smaller foreign markets are
quiet, with only hand to mouth trade. The
nome department is busy in white goods.
mere is poor business in export yarns. Not
the average business Is done in cloths"
NEW YORK, FEB. Is, noon,-CotLon opened
quiet: mlddllng uplands 91ac; mlddling Or
leans -l6c: sales 1874 bales
futures: Market opened steady. with sale
as follows: February delivery, 43c; March.
g4Sc; April, SIC; May. Gle; June. 9 CSC;
July, 8 75c.
$500 p. m.-Market closed quiet; mlddling
uplands, De-; mlddllng Orleans, 9 IL I6c ;
safes to-day lI6 bales; net receipts l25 bales.
Futures: Market closed steady, with sales
of 1920 bales. as follows: February delivery,
1893 4Gc: March, 8 46c: April. 55C19 58c /;
May, 8 5000 64c; June. 1909 TIC; Jaly q 1910
9 soc; August, S4(G9 S5c; November, $3.50
SIC.
Green 4 Co.. in their report on cotton fu-
lures, say: During the greater part of the
day Ii was very dun market, and so desti-
tute of character as to make values to some
pXtant nominal Durinn ha Ina h.
zone strengthened. and points were gained,
with steady close on the discovery that con-
derable buying had been done on behalf of
Philadelphia operators. Generally, however
orders were scarce and much indifference
shown"
GALVESTON. Feb. l6.-Cotton quiets Md
ding l6c; net receipts 624 bales. gross
624; sales none; stock Us, $3.50 bales,
NORFOLK. Feb. l6.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 91sc; net receipts 1867 bales, gross
1867: safes - bales; stock 25,2l7 bales: ex-
ports, to Great Britain 3,Sll bales, coastwise
l,22.
BALTIMORE. Feb. l6.-Cotton steady; mid
dllng9Ac; net receipts 1885 bales, gross 4, rs /;
sales 10 bales; stock 1876 bales; exports,
coastwise 1858 bales.
BosToN. Feb. l6.-Cotton quiet; middling
99sc: net receipts 742 bales, gross 5,2S7; sales
none; stock none.
WILMINGTON. FeD. l6.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 9s-16c; net receipts l02 bales gross lO2 !;
sales none: stock 3,456 bales
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l6.-Cotton dull: mid
dling9Ssc; net receipts lob bales, gross l,O23
STOCK ~. 20l Oales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16.-Cotton steady;
middllng &c; net receipts 5, 1870 bales gross
5,272; sales 4,5OO bales; stock 3i377l bales
exports, TO Great Britain 1896 bales, to The
continent 1908, coasJwise 1854.
MOBILE, Feb. 16.-Cotton firm; middlipg
To- loc; net receipts so bales. gross 80; sale
500 bales; stock 2l,S9S bales; exports, coast
wise 243 bales.
MEMPHIs, Feb. l6.-Cotton steady; middling
Is l6c; receipts ,I3S bales; shipments none;
sales $500 bales: stock l07.342 bales.
AUGUSTA. Feb. l6.-Cotton quiet; middling
l5-l5c; receipts l3S bales; sales Az bales.
CHARLESTON. Feb. l0.-Cott0n firm; md
ding sLsc; net receipts $50 bales, gross S9J !;
sales $50 bales; stock 81 .952 bales.
ATLANTA. Feb. l6.-Cotton-middllng &c;
receipts lob bales.
NEW YORK. Fen. 16.-Consolidated net re
ceipts for all cotton ports day, l5. 900 bales
exports, to Great Britain 1885 bales, to the
continent 3,036; stock at all American ports
S62,395 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 10. noon.-wheat firm.
with fair demand; holders offer sparingly
Corn firm. with fair demand.
NEw IoRB. teD. 10. nOon.-Flour dull and
easy. Wheat declined 3s(G5sc. Corn a shade
lower. Pork firm: mess S14 50. Lard steady
az PIC. Frelghts steady.
500 D. m.-Four less active and rather
weak. Wheat 1sCGAc lower but fairly active;
No. 2 red, February delivery SSf<61S9,zc:
March ssesQGs919c; May go 1901 = l6e. Corn
unsettled; No. 2, February delivery 4SI10
iS1zc; March 4S1Sa4S1sc; May 4S3z(Q49c. Oats
a shade lower; No. 2 February delivery. 3l7s
(G35c: May "a IL l6Co35c. Hops quiet. Coffee.
lair Rio duh at at lll4c; No. Rio. February
delivery IL 55(1l2 Goo, March ~ 35IQl2 SOC, Nav
II 35(1l2 SOC. sugar steady and unchanged
Moasses closed quiet but steady. Cotton seed
for crude, 3915Gl4lc for refinea.
Tallow steady. Hides steady. Wool quiet'
Pork firm. Beef hams dull. Cut meats irm.
Picked bellies nc. Middles closed dull.
Lard SOS points higher and active. Freights
steady.
CHICAGO. Feb. l8.--The wheat market
found lower range Of prices to-day. but
rallied, and in the last trading was quoted
SO higher tnan yesterday. The Official board
Of trale cable reported net decrease OF
$50, 600 bushels wuoat' ON the ocean passage
10 European points, but EngliSh and French
securities were quoted higher. Foreign
gram markets were reported as duh. Tie
market opened a shade hrmer, with NAV az
70c, rose TO 70tse, but offerings were large,
and, under pre- sure, broke of to 7Sl5c, but
rallied again under fair buying ana became
firm, dvancing 10 79j2c on reported good eX-
port demand and closed at 7y35c steady. Re-
ceipts at eleven points were 2tS, 900 bushels.
while export clearings from three points were
lGs, 600 bushels. Corn was fairly active but
easy, but the market closed at n slight ad-
vance on yesterdays figures. Receipts con-
Iinue moderate. tina falkus6Sp ping demand